Title :
Describing and Correlating the Performance of the Thermionic Converter: A Historical Perspective
Author_Institution :
Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
A historical perspective relating to the description and correlation of thermionic-converter performance is presented. Evaluation of electrode materials, early methods of performance comparisons, plasma arc-drop correlations, and the development of the barrier index are discussed.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); plasma devices; thermionic conversion; electrode material; plasma arc-drop correlation; thermionic converter; Thermionic energy conversion;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2010.2050910
